Clothes hanger



Oct. 6, 1959 c, D COOK 2,907,472

CLOTHES HANGER Filed Aug. 9, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR BY wail/F60.

ATTORNEYS ,I E/S. 2/. Clara D. goo/L C. D. COOK CLOTHES HANGER Oct. 6, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 9, 1955 Clara D. (70053 a; q] INVENTOR ATTORNEYS nited swesPatem O 2,907,472 cLoTrrEs HANGER Clara D. Cook, Del Paso Heights, Calif Application August. 9, 1955, Serial No. 527,366 1 can... or. 211-111 This invention relates to clothes hanger construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a clothes hanger comprising a frame embodying side bars pivotally connected at their ends with end rods, which in turn provide supports for garments such as trousers or the like, the end rods being of diameters to prevent creasing of the trousers folded thereover.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clothes hanger frame embodying pivoted leg members connected with the side bars of the frame in such a way that they may be pivotally swung upwardly in parallel relation with the side bars of the frame, when it is'desired to hang the frame by hooks.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a frame having pivoted leg members that may be swung downwardly to vertical supporting positions when the support is to be used as a hanger in a standing position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a rectangular frame wherein the side bars thereof are connected by transverse hanger rods, arranged in parallel spaced relation with respect to each other, and on which garments are hung.

Another important object of the invention is to provide spring wire clamps secured to the side bars of the frame and constructed to move into engagement with said transverse hanger rods and cooperate with said hanger rods in gripping articles on the hanger to prevent displacement of the articles.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hanger constructed in accordance with the invention showing the hanger in a standing position.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the hanger frame.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmental elevational view illustrating one end of one of the brace bars as hooked over a headed bolt secured to a leg member in bracing the hanger frame.

Figure 6 is an edge elevational view of the hanger in a folded condition to be supported from a hanger hook.

Figure 7 is a fragmental elevational view illustrating a modified form of supporting rod and spring clip carried thereby.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the clothes hanger comprises a rectangular frame indicated generally by the reference character 5, the frame embodying sidebars 6' and end bars 7, the end bars 7 being connected at the ends of said side bars 6, by the pivot pins 8 that also secure the leg members 9 at the ends of the frame, asv

vertical supporting positions as shown by Figure l of the drawings, and held in such vertical supporting posi tions by means of the brace bars 10 that are pivotally connected at points intermediate their ends, by means of the pivot 11. The ends of the brace bars 10 are formed into hooks 12 that hook over the headed pins 13 that extend laterally from the inner surfaces of the leg members 9. Thus it will be seen that when the leg members are moved to their extended or vertical positions as shown by Figure 3 of the drawings, the frame will be supported in an upright position.

The frame also includes transverse garment supporting rods 14 that connect between the side bars 6, the diameters of the garment supporting rods 14 being successively smaller towards one end of the frame, better adapting the garment supporting rods for supporting garments or apparel of different types.

Secured to one of the side bars 6 of the frame, are garment clamps 15 that have one of their respective ends wrapped around the side bar 6 at one side of the frame, the garment clamps being constructed of heavy yieldable wire material of lengths slightly less than the lengths of r the garment supporting rods with which they cooperate.

As better shown by Figure 2 of the drawings, these garment clamps 15 are formed with hooks 16 at their free ends, the hooks having open sides, so arranged that the hooks may be moved over a garment hung on a rod 14, the hooks being positioned over the rod setting up a clamping relation between the garment clamps 15 and rod 14 to which the clamp is secured. Thus it will be seen that when a garment is positioned over a rod and the garment clamp moved to clamp the article to the rod, the article or garment will be held against accidental displacement when the hanger is either in a standing or hanging position.

Secured to an end bar 7, is a pivoted hook 17 which may be swung upwardly to a position as shown by Figure 6, where it may be hung over a hook or nail to support the rack in a hanging position.

In the form of the invention as shown by Figure 7 of the drawings, a garment clamp is indicated by the reference character 18 and is secured to a. side bar 6 of the frame, by means of the eye bolt 19. This garment clamp may be swung from the position as shown by Figure 7 of the drawing to a position wherein the hook 20 at the free end thereof may be swung over the transverse garment supporting rod, clamping the garment thereto. clamp as described is mounted adjacent to each transverse garment supporting rod to clamp articles thereon.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a hanger wherein the pivoted legs thereof may be extended so that the device may be used as a standing hanger, or the leg members may be swung to positions parallel with the side bars of the frame and the clothes hanger hung from a suitable supporting hook (not shown). Caster bearings 21 are used at the ends of said leg members to permit the hanger to be moved readily from one location to another.

Having thus described the invention what. is claimed is:

A clothes hanger comprising a frame embodying side bars, end bars connected between said side bars, leg

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ends thereof, means for normally holding said leg members in their extended supporting positions, garment supporting rods arranged. in, parallel spaced relation with respect to each other connected between said side bars of the frame, resilient garment clamping members secured to said side bars and projecting inwardly over said rods, each of said garment clamping members comprising a length of heavy wire material looped around a side bar of the frame adjacent to a garment supporting rod, and twisted around the garment supporting rod associated therewith, and a hook formedat the free end of each clamp hooked over the adjacent rod, securing said clamp in clamping relation with its rod and material hung on said rod. a

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